The 2024 Kerry Senior Football Championship is the 123rd edition of Kerry GAA's premier tournament for senior Gaelic football teams in County Kerry, Ireland. The tournament will consist of 16 teams (8 senior club teams and 8 divisional teams). The defending Champions are East Kerry who retained their title by defeating Mid Kerry in the 2023 final for the second year in a row.[1] The winners of the Championship, if they are a club side, will represent Kerry in the 2024 Munster Senior Club Football Championship. If the winners are a Divisional side, then the winners of the 2024 Kerry Club Football Championship will represent Kerry.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Kerry |
| Year | 2024 |
| Trophy | Bishop Moynihan Cup |
| Sponsor | Garvey's Supervalu |
| Date | September – November |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions |  East Kerry |
| Other | |
| Website | https://www.kerrygaa.ie/garvey/ |
Format
editThe format for the 2024 Championship will be different to the one used in recent years and will revert to a knock-out type competition. There will be a double-elimination format for the first two rounds and then a single-elimination format will be used for the rest of the championship. All sixteen teams will play in Round 1 with the 8 winners advancing to Round 2A where the eight teams will be drawn against each other with the four winners advancing to the quarter-finals. The 8 losers of Round 1 will advance to Round 2B where they will be drawn to play against each other. The four winners will advance to Round 3 where they will be drawn against the four losers from Round 2A. The four winners in Round 3 will then advance to the quarter-finals to play the Round 2A winners.[2][3]
Team changes
editMilltown/Castlemaine were promoted to the Kerry SFC for 2024 having won the 2023 Kerry Intermediate Football Championship.[4] They replaced Kerins O'Rahilly's who in turn were relegated to the Intermediate Championship for 2024 having lost the 2023 Kerry Club Football Championship Relegation play-off to Na Gaeil.[5]
Teams
editGeneral information
edit| Team | Location | Club/Division | Club's Divisional Side | Colours | In championship since | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dingle
|
Dingle | Club | West Kerry | Red and white | 2005 | 6 | 1948 |
 Dr Crokes
|
Killarney | Club | East Kerry | Black and amber | 1986 | 13 | 2018 |
| East Kerry
|
East Kerry | Division | N/A | Red and white | 1925 | 11 | 2023 |
 Feale Rangers
|
North Kerry | Division | N/A | Gold and blue | 1956 | 3 | 2007 |
 Kenmare Shamrocks
|
Kenmare | Club | Kenmare District | Black and red | 2017 | 0 | — |
 Mid Kerry
|
Mid Kerry | Division | N/A | Green and red | 1947 | 4 | 2008 |
 Milltown/Castlemaine
|
Milltown | Club | Mid Kerry | Green and white | 2024 | 0 | — |
| Na Gaeil
|
Tralee | Club | St Brendan's | White and green | 2022 | 0 | — |
| Rathmore
|
Rathmore | Club | East Kerry | Red and white | 2023 | 0 | — |
 Shannon Rangers
|
North Kerry | Division | N/A | Blue and white | 1940 | 5 | 1977 |
 South Kerry
|
South Kerry | Division | N/A | Green and gold | 1925 | 10 | 2015 |
| Spa
|
Killarney | Club | East Kerry | Blue and gold | 2021 | 0 | — |
 St Brendan's
|
Tralee | Division | N/A | Green, black and white | 0 | — | |
| St Kieran's
|
Castleisland | Division | N/A | Green and white | 1988 | 1 | 1988 |
| Templenoe
|
Templenoe | Club | Kenmare District | Blue and white | 2020 | 0 | — |
| West Kerry
|
West Kerry | Division | N/A | Red and white | 1924 | 3 | 1990 |
Results
editRound 1
edit| Kenmare Shamrocks
|
2–07 (13) – (17) 1–14 | Dr Crokes
|
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 1–03 – 1–05) | ||
| Gls: S O'Shea 2 Pts: S O'Shea 3 (2fs), D O'Connor, K O'Sullivan, S O'Brien, C O'Sullivan 1 each |
Gls: T Brosnan 1 (p) Pts: T Brosnan 6 (3fs, 1m), M Burns 3 (1f), E Looney 2, B Looney, C Keating, D Shaw 1 each | |
| Na Gaeil
|
1–09 (12) – (16) 1–13 | Shannon Rangers
|
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 0–06 – 0–05) | ||
| Gls: D Goggin Pts: D Devine 4 (4fs), P Doyle 2, J Bourke 1 (f), D Goggin, D Reen 1 each |
Gls: K Goulding Pts: J Kennelly 8 (5fs, 1m), R Stack 3 (1'45), J O'Sullivan, A Segal 1 each | |
Austin Stack Park Referee: E Horan (Glenflesk) |
| St Kieran's
|
1–14 (17) – (11) 0–11 | West Kerry
|
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 1–07 – 0–07) | ||
| Gls: P Walsh Pts: P Walsh 6 (3fs), A Barry 3 (2fs), C McElligott 1 (m), B Leonard, P O'Connor, N Collins, C Brosnan 1 each |
Pts: C O'Grady 5 (5fs), T O'Donnell 2, J Crean 1 (f), K Falvey, M O'Connell 1 each | |
| Milltown/Castlemaine
|
2–11 (17) – (16) 0–16 | Spa
|
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 1–02 – 0–09) | ||
| Gls: G Horan 2 Pts: J O'Sullivan 3 (3fs), G McKenna, G Horan 2 each, P Wrenn, B Casey, C Moriarty, S Hogan 1 each |
Pts: C Tobin 4 (4fs), R Carroll, E Cronin 3 each, D O'Donoghue 2, M Horgan 1 (m), C Spillane, O O'Neill, D Spillane 1 each | |
| Templenoe
|
0–11 (11) – (10) 0–10 | Feale Rangers
|
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 0–03 – 0–06) | ||
Pts: K Spillane 8 (5fs), A Crowley 1 ('45), G Crowley, C Crowley 1 each |
Pts: C Dillon 8 (5fs, 2ms), J McElligott, C Mulvihill 1 each | |
| Rathmore
|
2–12 (18) – (28) 4–16 | East Kerry
|
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 0–09 – 1–08) | ||
| Gls: C Collins, S Ryan 1 each Pts: S Ryan 5 (4fs), M Reen, J Moynihan 2 each, F Holohan, B O'Keeffe, C Collins 1 each |
Gls: L Crowley, D Clifford, E O'Shea, P Clifford 1 each Pts: D Clifford 7 (1f), L Crowley, P Clifford 3 each, R Buckley, D O'Sullivan, E O'Shea 1 each | |
| St Brendan's
|
1–16 (19) – (13) 0–13 |  South Kerry
|
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 0–05 – 0–05) | ||
| Gls: J Savage Pts: J Savage 7 (5fs), C Holden 3, BJ Keane 2, D Moran, T Kennedy, D Kirby, O Ferris 1 each |
Pts: S Teahan 6 (2fs, 1m), E Daly 3 (2fs), C O'Sullivan 2, G O'Sullivan, C O'Shea 1 each | |
| Mid Kerry
|
2–13 (19) – (16) 3–07 | Dingle
|
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 1–08 – 3–02) | ||
| Gls: E Hassett, C Kennedy 1 each Pts: K Evans 5, E Hassett 2 (2fs), D Houlihan 2, M Breen, S O'Brien, L Smith, D O'Connor 1 each |
Gls: D Geaney 2, T O'Sullivan 1 Pts: P Geaney, C Geaney 2 (1f) each, C Flannery, M O'Flaherty, B O'Connor 1 each | |
Austin Stack Park Referee: P O'Sullivan (Firies) |
Round 2A
editRound 2B
editRound 3
editRound 3 |
| Loser R2A | v | Winner R2B |
|---|
Round 3 |
| Loser R2A | v | Winner R2B |
|---|
Round 3 |
| Loser R2A | v | Winner R2B |
|---|
Round 3 |
| Loser R2A | v | Winner R2B |
|---|
Quarter-finals
editQuarter-final 1 |
| Winner R2A | v | Winner R3 |
|---|
Quarter-final 2 |
| Winner R2A | v | Winner R3 |
|---|
Quarter-final 3 |
| Winner R2A | v | Winner R3 |
|---|
Quarter-final 4 |
| Winner R2A | v | Winner R3 |
|---|
Semi-finals
editSemi-final 1 |
| Winner Q-F | v | Winner Q-F |
|---|
Semi-final 2 |
| Winner Q-F | v | Winner Q-F |
|---|
Final
editFinal |
| Winner S-F | v | Winner S-F |
|---|
Championship statistics
editTop scorers
editOverall
editIn a single game
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "East Kerry retain Kerry SFC title". hoganstand.com. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Kerry Senior Football Championship draw". The Kerryman. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Kerry SFC draw". Irish Examiner. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Milltown-Castlemaine edge out Fossa in thriller". Irish Examiner. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Na Gaeil boss blasts Kerry system as Kerins O'Rahilly's relegated". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Garvey's SuperValu SFC Round 1 fixtures". kerrygaa.ie. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Kerry SFC round 2 draw". The Kerryman. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.